St. Louis (Amtrak station)
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| St. Louis | |
|---|---|
| Station statistics | |
| Address | 551 South 16th Street St. Louis, MO 63103 |
| Lines | Ann Rutledge, Kansas City/St. Louis Mules, Lincoln Service, Texas Eagle |
| Other service | Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Code | STL |
| Owned by | City of St. Louis |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2006) | 166,861  3.6% |
St. Louis Station is an Amtrak train station serving the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The low aesthetic value of the building has rendered it the popular nickname of "Amshak" by many St. Louisans.[citation needed] The current temporary station opened in December 2004, as a precursor to a new multi-modal facility connected to Metrolink's Civic Center station, expected to be complete in July 2007.[1] At present, neither the Civic Center nor Union Station Metrolink stations is convenient to Amtrak riders, and the nearest bus stop is two blocks away.[2]
Nearby St. Louis Union Station no longer serves passenger rail traffic.
[edit] Current Service
| Previous station | Amtrak | Next station | ||
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toward Kansas City
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Kansas City/St. Louis Mules | Terminus | ||
| Ann Rutledge |
toward Chicago
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| Terminus | Lincoln Service |
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toward San Antonio or Los Angeles
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Texas Eagle |
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The net effect of this service is that there are currently five trains daily to and from Chicago, two trains daily to and from Kansas City, and one train daily to and from the south (ultimately, to San Antonio).
There is also daily connecting Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service to Carbondale, Illinois to and from the City of New Orleans.
[edit] External links
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